Check-printing machine



F. MONTROSE.

CHECK PRINTING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1921.

1,384,708. Patented m 2, 1921.

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INVEN I on AITORNEY F. MONTROSE.

CHECK PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIQATION FILED MAR. 15,1921.

1,384,708. Patented y 12, 1921.

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CHECK PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I5, I921.

.1 384 7Q8 V Patented July 12, 1921.

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INVENTOR PATsur FRANK MONTROSE, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CHECK-PRINTING MACHINE.

Application filed March 15, l9 21.

To all 10710777, 17/. may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Monrnosn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and tate of Ohio. haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Check-Printing Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to printing or marking devices, particularly tothose of the small. hand operated type, and has for its object theprovision of a device torprinting prices upon the checks of waiters inhotels, restaurants, and otherplaces, the device being so constructedand arranged as to print the various amounts upon a strip ot'paper plainupon one side and carbon-coated upon the other, the'carboircoated sidemaking the iniprint upon the check.

Aniniportant object is the provision of a device this characterincluding a rotatable disk carrying the type and movable by means of ahandle with which is associated a movable nieniher operating a plungerfor toreing a desired type into active position, the disk carrying aseries of indieia of progressively varying amounts. v

A further object is the provision oi a device of this character in whicha step by step movement is provided for automatically advancing thestrip of carbon paper after each operation of the type member.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to use, agreat time and labor saver, and a general improvement in the art.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details oi construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich- Figure 1 is a plan view of my device,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view,

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on a different plane from that inwhich Fig.

is taken. Fig. 5 is a fragment carried detail perspective view of amovable wheel and Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of certain portionsof the mechanism.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, my device comprises acasing 10 which may be of any desired shape and Which is provided at oneside with suit-' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented "July 12, 133. 32..

Serial No. 452,469.

able slots 11 within which is inserted the click A to be printed andalso through which travels a strip 12 of paper whieh is plain upon oneside and carbon-coated upon its other side. ihis' strip of paper is oicourse initially in roll form with the core 13 of the roller journaledupon a suitable shaft l i. Located at a spaced point is a shaft uponwhich is a roller 16 upon which the strip is wound subsequent to theprinting action to he described. and a step by step n'ioveincnt isprovidedior moving the strip.

The top of the casing is open or at least formed with a central opening.Mounted within the bottom oi the casing is a pedestal 17 forming ahearing within which is journalcd an upstandiin shaftt 18 which carriesa disk 19 having peripheral portion inscribed with iogrcssivelyincreasing-amounts ranging from the cents to any desired amount. At itsupper end the sh 13 is provided with a handle 20 by means of which theshait may be rotated. The top of the casing is formed with a rectangularopening 23 within which any desired one of the bars on the disk is to bebrought. The check to be printed is placed within the slots 11 beneaththe strip 12 and is so positioned that the space to be printed will liebeneath the opening 23 in the top of the casing.

Pivotally connected with the peripheral portion 01 the disk 19 areradial bars 25 which are normally held in elevated position by suitablesprings 26 and which carry at their ends type bars 27 which correspondwith the indicia on the disk. v

Slidable upon the shaft 18 is a washer 28 which is normally pressedupwardly by a coil spring 29 encircling the shaft 18 and bearing againstthe top of the disk 19. Upon the underside of the handle 20 are ears 30between which is pivoted a lever 31 which is urged in one direction by aspring 32 and which has one end formed with an elongated slot 33slidably engagedupon the shaft 18 and engaging the washer 28. Pivotallyconnected with the washer 28 is a link 34 which has its outer endpivotally connected with an arm 35 which is pivoted with respect to thecasing and which is disposed in position to engage which ever type bar25 is beneath the opening 23.

Associated with the bar 35 is a ratchet mechanism designated broadly bythe numeral 36 and which is "for the purpose of advancing the upperstrip one step every time the lever 31 is pressed by the operator, thatis every time a number is printed.

In the operation of the device the Waiter or cashier places his checkWithin the slots 11 whereupon the cashier grasps the handle and rotatesthe disk 19 to bring the proper amount indicated thereon into viewwithin the opening 23, this amount indicating the price of the articleon the check, as will be understood. The cashier then presses orsqueezes the lever 31 toward the handle 20 which will result in slidingthe washer 28 downwardly upon the shaft 18 and this will cause the link84: to be moved'outwardly, forcing the member downwardly into engagementwith the type bar 25 therebeneath corresponding to the amount visiblethrough the opening 23. The type bar thus depressed will engage thepaper strip 12 and make an imprint upon the plain side thereof and makea duplicate carbon copy on the check.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I have thus provided a simply con structed and very easilyoperated check printing device which will be a great time and laborsaver and which will avoid mistake as being accurate and making theprice quotations on the check proper as the printing is done by thecashier or other similar authorized person.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the'form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim: I 1

1. A device of the character described comprising a supporting casingformed with slots, the check to be printed being insertible through saidslots, a printing medium passing through said slots above the check, adisk rotatable with respect to the support and having an operatinghandle, a plurality of radially extending pivoted type bars carried bythe disk and adapted to be brought selectively over the proper locationupon a'check, and a lever operated means forforcing a seiected type bardownwardly into engagement with the printing medium.

2. A device of the character described comprising a supporting casingformed with slots, the check to be printed being insertible through saidslots, a printing medium passing through said slots above the check, adisk rotatable with respect'to the support and having an operatinghandle, a lurality of radially extending pivoted type ars carried by thedisk and'adapted to be brought selectively over the proper location uponthe check, and a lever operated means for forcing a selected type bardownwardly into engagement with the printing medium, said meanscomprising a lever pivoted beneath the handle, a washer slidable withrespect tothe axis of the disk, 3. link pivotally connected with saidwasher, and a pivoted member connected with the link and disposed abovethe place at which the printing is to be accomplished. V

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK MONTROSE.

